Emigration

Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state is termed migration. There are many reasons why people might choose to emigrate. Some are for reasons of religious, political or economic freedom or escape. Others have personal reasons such as marriage. Some people living in rich nations with cold climates choose to move to warmer climates when they retire.

From the vine-land, from the Rhine-land,
From the Shannon, from the Scheldt,
From the ancient homes of genius,
From the sainted home of Celt,
From Italy, from Hungary,
All as brothers join and come,
To the sinew-bracing bugle,
And the foot-propelling drum;
Too proud beneath the starry flag to die, and keep secure
The liberty they dreamed of by the Danube, Elbe, and Suir.

John Savage, Muster of the North; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 220.

At the gate of the West I stand,
On the isle where the nations throng.
We call them "scum o' the earth."